Roads by 10: Oddities

Long Runners
The 20 longest three-digit A-roads, with distances in miles. Amongst them are the bizarre meandering A361, the remote and stunning A836, the mighty artery A303, and the road with its own book, A272. We don't have detailed accounts of all of these yet so any help would be most welcome. Table compiled by Graham Mackay.

Number Distance A361 195 A470 191 A487 175 A483 155 A832 126

Number Distance A836 125 A259 117 A449 105 A838 104 A614 100

Number Distance A417 97 A149 90 A303 95 A689 94 A272 87

Number Distance A595 85 A702 85 A338 84 A428 80 A429 78

Gone But Not Forgotten
The numbers may be no more, but the memory lives on.

• A108
• A333
• A524
• A604
• A740

Short And Sweet
Blink and you'll miss them!

• A253
• A344
• A526
• A555
• A878

Just Plain Weird

• A379 It's beautiful, but it makes no sense.
• A404 The horseshoe-shaped road.
• A414 The wriggling route that keeps changing.
• A427 Left behind in the wrong zone.
• A625 The road that collapsed.

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Guy Barry